The State Department said Wednesday that "U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees." ...

PANAMA CITY — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama ...

The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without paying fees, likely ratcheting up tensions after ...

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STORY: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been on a visit to Panama, and he had a blunt message for his hosts on Sunday: End Chinese influence over the canal - or face U.S. action.

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But the Panama Canal Authority later responded with a statement to say it had not made any change to fees. Though it said it was open to dialog over what would happen to fees in the event of wartime.

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